What is 5 – year visa exemption?
Five – year visa exemption for Overseas Vietnamese and foreigners to Vietnam is applicable to people who are the husbands, the wives, the children of people with Vietnamese nationality and passports, ID cards in Vietnam.
Who are able to granted visa exemption?
5 year free-visa certificate is granted for people who are:
- Overseas Vietnamese who include both the one having foreign passport and the one only having Permanent Residence Card.
- Foreigners who are spouses, children of Vietnamese people, living in Vietnam or residing abroad.
Validity of the Visa Exemption Certificate:
– A Visa Exemption Certificate is valid for a maximum period of 05 years, or 06 months less than the expiration date of the holder’s passport/travel document, if the passport/travel document’s validity is less than 05 years by the time of submission.
– With a Visa Exemption Certificate, passenger can stay in Viet Nam for a maximum period of 180 days for each visit, and the duration of stay can be extended in Viet Nam for a maximum period of another 180 days.
Documents to be submitted:
For Vietnamese residing abroad:
a. 01 application form for Visa Exemption Certificate FORM NA9
b. 02 recent color photos (4×6 cm, white background, straight head, no sunglasses and/or head), of which 01 photo is glued on the form and 01 photo is stapled with it.
c. The original of the passport with validity of at least 06 months up to the date of entry into Viet Nam.
d. 01 copy of at least 01 of the following documents:
– Certificate of Vietnamese citizenship;
– Vietnamese Birth Certificate;
– Expired Vietnamese passport (valid Vietnamese passport’s holder does not need a visa to travel to Viet Nam AND is not eligible for a Visa Exemption Certificate);
– Vietnamese Identity Card (valid or expired);
– Family/Household Registration Book;
– Any document issued by a competent authority certifying the concerned individual originally has Vietnamese citizenship or Vietnamese origin.
For foreigners who are spouses/children of Vietnamese nationals residing abroad:
a. 01 application form for Visa Exemption Certificate FORM NA9
b. 02 recent color photos (4×6 cm, white background, straight head, no sunglasses and/or head), of which 01 photo is glued on the form and 01 photo is stapled with it;
c. The original of the passport with validity of at least 06 months up to the date of entry into Vietnam;
d. 01 copy of at least 01 of the following documents (as proof of the relationship between concerned individuals):
– Certificate of Marriage;
– Birth Certificate;
– Certificate of Relationship with Parent/Child;
– Decision on Child Adoption;
– Other valid documents as stipulated by Vietnamese laws.
Processing time:
within 07 business days, after all required documents are submitted.